Farewell

On the Great Life Star, beneath the Ice Divine Pagoda, Supreme Venerable Taixuan exhausted all life force and fell, becoming the thirteenth Human Sovereign to pass after the Twelve Venerables.

In the great calamity that had befallen all living beings of the Heavenly Palace, a calamity no one had foreseen, before the sole turning point, the Heavenly Palace Sovereigns who had once stood high above all others finally chose to descend into the mortal world and shoulder its people upon their own backs.

Chao Tianxi raised a hand and tremblingly closed Supreme Venerable Taixuan's eyes. Grief filled her gaze as she said, "I swear that I will never let your sacrifices be in vain. The Heavenly Palace will not perish."

"Snow washes clean the heavens, waves pursue the fallen sorrow."

With a soft cry, snow surged like heavenly waves. Centered on Chao Tianxi, extreme frost spread outward. Frost and snow descended from the sky, turning everything within a thousand li into a frozen wasteland.

Ning Chen's expression shifted slightly at the sight. He said in a low voice, "What are you doing?"

"Marquis of Knowing Fate, no one understands the construction method of the Four Directions Divine Pagoda better than you. Time is running out. The power of this star's laws will soon recover. Every moment of delay brings another measure of possible failure. I will use myself as the foundation to raise the icy power around the divine pagoda to its utmost limit. As for repairing the pagoda, I leave that to you."

As her words fell, Chao Tianxi released every scrap of her cultivation. In an instant, ice sealed a hundred li around the divine pagoda, while snow drifted for a thousand li, creating a startling realm draped in silver.

For the Heavenly Palace's final hope, Chao Tianxi